Business-backed course probed Inquiry found fictional campaign fostered deception and compromised academic probity, says John Gill By John Gill 22 May
In at the kill What is it about crime and universities? As the film of The Oxford Murders premieres, Matthew Reisz probes a world of professor-sleuths, philosophical riddles and the academics who are hooked on them By Matthew Reisz 17 April
Shining example Richard Daniels brings his enthusiasm for Stanley Kubrick's films to his work as an archivist at the University of Arts London By Rebecca Attwood 20 March
... and press still puts their looks before achievements Half the profiles of female scientists make mention of appearance, writes Zoe Corbyn By Rebecca Attwood 13 March
In thrall and on call We’re enslaved by Crazy Frog capitalism – and the mobile phone is the symbol of our bondage, argues Tara Brabazon By Tara Brabazon 6 March
Healthy rise in undergraduate applications English institutions record second year of growth but Welsh take a hit. Rebecca Attwood reports By Rebecca Attwood 14 February
Self-made Kiwi Birkbeck's Ian Conrich, the driving force behind New Zealand studies in the UK, fell in love with the country via its cinema. By Rebecca Attwood 14 February
Big expansion plans to take city by storm Two-year degrees at heart of Gloucestershire goal to win 6,000 more students, writes Melanie Newman. 31 January
Intellectual extras Makers of films and TV shows often hire scholars to give projects authenticity and gravitas, but what's in it for the academics? asks Reece Mathews 17 January
